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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867 KYR-0001-004-0655 BR10-6 to BR10-7

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To his Excellency the Governor of Kentucky Sir,

L Tobin, a citizen of Frankfort, was charged, in the police court of said city, with selling liquors to W. W. Estill. Richard Powell, C F Rogers, C. F. Rogers, Brutus J Clay. Lewis Jones, and Charles Miller on the 13th day of February 1864:

To Richard Buckner, Ed Grun, Luther Wright. on the 11th day of February 1864. and to Charles Rogers, Jas Powell Richard Buckner on the 15th day of January 1864., all of whom are minors. in which cases the said Tobin, confessed judgement, relying on that mercy, which the law empowers, your honour to exercise for the releif of persons deserving.

Therefore we the undersigned believing that the said Tobin was more unfortunate than guilty, that his violation of the law was, totally through ignorance of any prohibition, to a selling to the aforesaid class of persons, and further believing. That the costs & c in the thirteen cases, would be an adequate punishment for the offences committed and that the object of the law would be fully

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sustained, by the exercise of your clemency in his behalf do hereby petition the remission of the fines, fees, and costs excepted in said cases.

H I Todd A. C. Fleming Nelson Alley Saml Steche Geo A Robertson Jno. M. Hewitt Jr. J. M. Helms Thos. J. Frazier Jas S Sneed J. W. Pruett Robert A Taylor J. W. Markham D Merewether

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Frankfort Police Ct vs L Tobin

Remit the fine in all the 13 cases except fees & costs Apl 19th 1864 Thos E Bramlette Govr Selling liquor to minors fine of $50 in each case